Happiness Tool : Giving

Happiness Tool : Giving

Remember, love leaves no room for fear in

your brain. True giving from the heart is an

expression of love. It’s also an expression of

gratitude—out of the fullness of what you

have, you spread good to someone else.

Giving feels good, and it creates positive

feelings in recipients, too. They feel gratitude

and warmth, which they reflect back to you

and radiate out into the world. It starts a

contagious upward spiral of positivity. It also

makes you feel one with the universe. Whereas

simple pleasures and having fun fade, doing

good for someone else has a more lasting

effect.

That’s the awesome part of giving. It’s very

powerful for increasing your happiness and

positivity.

It only works if it’s true giving from the heart,

though. A lot of people make the mistake of

thinking they’re giving when they do

something out of a sense of obligation, or do

something they don’t want to do for someone

else as a “sacrifice.” In fact, I used to think

those were the only gifts that counted—that if I

wasn’t suffering some in the giving, it was

really a gift to myself, not a gift to the other

person. If you think this, let me tell you,

you’ve got it all backwards.